A high-level delegation of creators led by ABBA co-founder and CISAC President Björn Ulvaeus visited Brussels yesterday (20th May) to call for action by the EU to safeguard creators’ rights in the AI era.
They met with top EU policymakers and joined forces with other leaders from the cultural and creative sector to call for proper implementation of the EU law to ensure transparency, consent and remuneration for creators in the generative AI market.
“We must never be seduced by the false idea that, in the headlong rush to the new AI world, creators’ interests must be cast aside. That approach won’t work – not for the creative sector, not for the economy, or for culture, or even for the tech sector whose vast AI revenues, let’s not forget, derive from copyrighted creative works made by humans. The vision has to be a win-win for creators and the tech industry. That can only happen with legislation that truly and effectively safeguards creators.” Björn Ulvaeus, President of CISAC
Creators and the creative sector are expressing deep concerns about the implementation of the EU’s AI Act, where the Code of Practice and Transparency Template for generative AI services risk imperilling creators’ rights and perpetuating the lack of transparency by AI companies. The entire creative sector, supported by the European Parliament, is mobilised to deliver a unified message: the future of AI in Europe must respect creators’ rights, uphold transparency, and aim at a mutually beneficial market for creativity and innovation.
Björn Ulvaeus was joined by European creators, including Marika, Alice Wonder, Patrick Sigwalt, Brice Homes, to urge lawmakers to ensure that the rollout of the EU AI Act remains true to its original purpose. — leading on ethical, human-centric AI that supports creativity, and its implementation leads to creation of a functioning licensing market that ensure appropriate remuneration of creators.
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